“No one so
explicitly or deftly connects what is happening
in the world today to the loss of our freedom
and the systematic usurpations of government — absolutely
no one. Sobran is a cross between Mencken,
Nock, and Cato’s letters.” — Sheldon
Richman, editor of The Freeman: Ideas
on Liberty“Perhaps the finest columnist of our generation.”
— Patrick J. Buchanan“Joe Sobran is a national treasure.” — Llewellyn
Rockwell Jr

JOE
SOBRANThe Reactionary Utopian

Joe Sobran received his B.A. in English from Eastern Michigan University
and pursued graduate studies in English, specializing in Shakespeare.
From 1969 to 1970 he taught English on a fellowship and lectured on
Shakespeare.

In 1972, he went to work for National Review magazine, beginning what
would be a 21-year stint, including 18 years as senior editor.

From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Sobran was a regular commentator on CBS Radio’s “Spectrum” series.
Starting in 1979, his columns were syndicated by the Los Angeles Times
Syndicate and later with Universal Press Syndicate and Griffin Internet
Syndicate.

For 20 years, he wrote the weekly column “Washington Watch” for The Wanderer,
a weekly Catholic newspaper. He has also written for numerous other
publications over the years including Human
Life Review, Celebrate Life! and Chronicles magazine, for which he writes a quarterly
essay.

Mr. Sobran is the author of three books. Single
Issues: Essays on the Crucial Social Questions was published by The Human Life Press
(New York, 1983) and is now available as a data CD. His book on the
Shakespeare authorship question, titled Alias
Shakespeare: Solving the Greatest Literary Mystery of All Time, was released in May 1997
by the Free Press.

From 1994 to 2007, he was editor of SOBRAN’S:
The Real News of the Month. a monthly newsletter of his essays and columns.

Joe Sobran died on September 30, 2010. Praised by Patrick Buchanan and many others as "the finest columnist of our generation" — his eloquent writing style is still enjoyed today. See some of the obituaries for him, below.

The copyrights for all of Mr. Sobran's columns and articles are owned
by the Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation. His current writings (and some
of his "classic" columns) are distributed in the FGF E-Package.